Published at 13th of February 2023 07:03:24 AM

"What the **** are the British doing? They actually took the initiative to shrink their troops. Doesn't this allow us to complete the landing without any worries? Even if they continue to hold on, and then bombard our landing site with cannons, it will cause us a lot of damage. Lose it!" Admiral Crook frowned.

"Who knows what they are doing! However, this is not harmful to us. At least, several of our main armies have successfully landed. This can be regarded as a real foothold in the UK. Next, if the British want to drive us into the sea again, it will be impossible!" Admiral Bilow said.

"No matter what the British plan to do. We just need to launch an attack according to the predetermined plan. I don't believe that the British will be able to resist our attack if they gather their troops together!" Admiral Howson is also high-spirited.

The German generals believed that the British army's shrinking of the line of defense and the concentration of troops would certainly pose a certain threat to the German army. However, overall the threat is not too great. With the fighting power of the German army, it is enough to deal with these British troops.

"General Ludendorff, what do you think?" Marshal von Falkenhain asked.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, I think the British are doing this because they want to maximize their strengths and avoid weaknesses. In coastal operations, we can not only get fire support from naval warships. At the same time, we can also get air support from the Army Air Force. In addition to our original The firepower of the infantry is much stronger than that of the British. Therefore, the British have no chance of winning against us on the coast. If we fight inland, then our firepower advantage will be offset by a lot. The naval guns, Except for the large-caliber main guns of the battleships, there is almost no threat to Canterbury. The air force can continue to bomb the British, but the British also have an air force. Although weaker than ours, it is not to be underestimated. In this case, The British military superiority can be reflected in a concentrated way. They may think that with sufficient military superiority, they can defeat us!" Lieutenant General Ludendorff said.

Marshal von Falkenhain nodded: "I think the British think so too! However, with these factors alone, it is obviously impossible to defeat us. Even if the British have more troops, they are not ours. opponent."

Marshal von Falkenhain seemed very confident. He was very confident in the combat effectiveness of the German army.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Marshal. Even if we don't get the fire support of the naval guns, the army air force will be held back by them. However, we still have enough strength to defeat them! The British want to defeat us like this, then They seem too naive." Admiral Crook said.

"Your Excellency Marshal, the most important thing now is that the British still have a huge force in London. If we can't quickly defeat and annihilate the current enemy, once the British reinforcements arrive, the war will probably fall into a stalemate. That will be very unfavorable to us!" Lieutenant General Ludendorff reminded.

The faces of Marshal von Falkenhain and others became serious. When the German army was drawing up an offensive plan against Britain, it only invested a total of 4 legions and 5 divisions of the Marine Corps, and did not plan to invest in follow-up troops. Of course, if the war situation really requires it, one or two more legions can be transferred to fight in Britain. However, neither Marshal von Falkenhain nor the other generals wanted the situation to develop to that point. In that case, it will undoubtedly appear that the war is even more unfavorable to the German army. They all hope that with 4 legions and 5 marine divisions in their hands, they can defeat Britain.

So far, except for the more than 200,000 people of the 8th Army, the rest of the troops have appeared. Therefore, once the British continue to invest more troops on the battlefield, the situation will be even more unfavorable to the German army.

"Everyone, do you have any suggestions for this?" Marshal von Falkenhain asked.

"Your Excellency, even if the British can draw troops from London, so what? We just need to launch an attack quickly and wipe out the main force of the British army entrenched in Canterbury. Then we will be invincible in this battle Already. The British army assembled at Canterbury only had five armies in total, less than one million men. The 1st and 2nd armies, plus the two marine divisions, also had nearly 700,000 men. In terms of military strength, we are not much inferior to them. At the same time, our combat effectiveness occupies an absolute advantage. In addition, those battleships of the navy can also use naval guns to support us. When we launch an attack on Canterbury, we ask the navy Ten battleships bombarded Canterbury and its surrounding areas day and night, not only causing considerable casualties to the British, but also further damaging their morale. This will be very beneficial for our next battle The Army Air Corps can also continue to bomb the British Army, weakening their effective forces as much as possible. Create more favorable combat conditions for us. Our Army can take two armored divisions as the forerunner. Quickly to Canterbury Passing through the rear, dividing and encircling millions of British people, and then annihilating them as quickly as possible. In this way, before the British react, we will already have an absolute advantage!" Lieutenant General Ludendorff suggested.

"That's right, we still have a powerful armored force that can tear through the British line of defense. The 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Armored Division have more than 500 advanced tanks, which are enough to penetrate the British line of defense in Canterbury . Admiral Howson nodded again and again.

"General Ludendorff, the 8th Army may have to come in handy this time, right?" Marshal von Falkenhain said.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Marshal. How could the 8th Army miss such a big battle? However, I suggest changing the landing point of the 8th Army. Before, we planned to land at Bournemouth. But it is too far away from the battlefield. Too far away. I think we could have landed at Eastbourne. After the 3rd Army's attack on Maidstone caught the attention of the British, the 8th Army was at Eastbourne with top speed. Special landing. Then attack Maidstone, cooperate with the 3rd Army, and eliminate Maidstone's British army. In this way, we will have enough troops to reinforce Canterbury. At the same time, we can also send powerful troops, Stop the British reinforcements from London," Lieutenant General Ludendorff elaborated.

Marshal von Falkenhain and the others nodded repeatedly after hearing this.